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🚛 Spot rates in trucking are a critical real-time indicator of the health of both the freight industry and, more broadly, the U.S. economy. They’re currently very volatile as rates surged ahead of tariffs and are expected to drop back to unsustainable lows very soon. Here’s how they connect:
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Wordle must be almost out of words. 🙄
July 15, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Wordle must be almost out of words. 🙄
Only a fool would dance with the devil and not expect to get burned.
"I did not vote for a neutron bomb to wipe out supply chains and small businesses 100 days in.”
www.timesfreepress.com/news/2025/ap...
"I did not vote for a neutron bomb to wipe out supply chains and small businesses 100 days in.”
www.timesfreepress.com/news/2025/ap...
May 3, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Only a fool would dance with the devil and not expect to get burned.
"I did not vote for a neutron bomb to wipe out supply chains and small businesses 100 days in.”
www.timesfreepress.com/news/2025/ap...
"I did not vote for a neutron bomb to wipe out supply chains and small businesses 100 days in.”
www.timesfreepress.com/news/2025/ap...
I heard from someone today who works in freightech that inbound loads have already begun to drop. All of this could end tomorrow. From a freight perspective, the longer it goes on, the longer it will take to unwind (just like with Covid).
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One reason why the hard data isn’t showing much effect from tariffs is that importers stockpiled in anticipation. When stockpiles run out, things will start to degrade. (Unless Trump changes his mind by then)
April 29, 2025 at 8:15 PM
I heard from someone today who works in freightech that inbound loads have already begun to drop. All of this could end tomorrow. From a freight perspective, the longer it goes on, the longer it will take to unwind (just like with Covid).
bsky.app/profile/jdwh...
bsky.app/profile/jdwh...
🚛 Spot rates in trucking are a critical real-time indicator of the health of both the freight industry and, more broadly, the U.S. economy. They’re currently very volatile as rates surged ahead of tariffs and are expected to drop back to unsustainable lows very soon. Here’s how they connect:
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April 29, 2025 at 7:58 PM
🚛 Spot rates in trucking are a critical real-time indicator of the health of both the freight industry and, more broadly, the U.S. economy. They’re currently very volatile as rates surged ahead of tariffs and are expected to drop back to unsustainable lows very soon. Here’s how they connect:
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Having worked for a freight brokerage I can tell you that these aren’t the only lanes that will dry up. A lot of small and medium businesses in the industry (truckers and those who support them) are about to go under.
The freight guys have really started freaking out over the past 48-72 hours:
April 19, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Having worked for a freight brokerage I can tell you that these aren’t the only lanes that will dry up. A lot of small and medium businesses in the industry (truckers and those who support them) are about to go under.
“Now Main Street's whitewashed windows
And vacant stores
Seems like there ain't nobody
Wants to come down here no more
They're closing down the textile mill
Across the railroad tracks
Foreman says, "These jobs are going, boys
And they ain't coming back
To your hometown…”” circa 1983-84
And vacant stores
Seems like there ain't nobody
Wants to come down here no more
They're closing down the textile mill
Across the railroad tracks
Foreman says, "These jobs are going, boys
And they ain't coming back
To your hometown…”” circa 1983-84
Everybody romanticizing about the heyday of American manufacturing needs to carefully listen to one (1) Bruce Springsteen song.
April 8, 2025 at 7:55 PM
“Now Main Street's whitewashed windows
And vacant stores
Seems like there ain't nobody
Wants to come down here no more
They're closing down the textile mill
Across the railroad tracks
Foreman says, "These jobs are going, boys
And they ain't coming back
To your hometown…”” circa 1983-84
And vacant stores
Seems like there ain't nobody
Wants to come down here no more
They're closing down the textile mill
Across the railroad tracks
Foreman says, "These jobs are going, boys
And they ain't coming back
To your hometown…”” circa 1983-84
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it’s weird that we’re staring down the second unprecedented economic catastrophe in five years and instead of a novel coronavirus that will go on to kill millions of people this one is just “no one was willing to tell him no”
April 6, 2025 at 11:54 PM
it’s weird that we’re staring down the second unprecedented economic catastrophe in five years and instead of a novel coronavirus that will go on to kill millions of people this one is just “no one was willing to tell him no”
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This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
March 2, 2025 at 4:55 PM
This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
Introduce yourself with the last 5 concerts you saw:
- Bleachers
- The Gaslight Anthem
- The National
- Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
-Taylor Swift
- Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
That’s 6 but I wasn’t going to omit The Boss.
(Could double for a list of favorites)
- Bleachers
- The Gaslight Anthem
- The National
- Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
-Taylor Swift
- Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
That’s 6 but I wasn’t going to omit The Boss.
(Could double for a list of favorites)
Introduce yourself with the last 5 concerts you saw:
Blind Boys of Alabama
Rosanne Cash & John Leventhal
Melissa Etheridge/ Indigo Girls
Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit
Dawes
Blind Boys of Alabama
Rosanne Cash & John Leventhal
Melissa Etheridge/ Indigo Girls
Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit
Dawes
Introduce yourself with the last 5 concerts you saw:
Sammy Rae & The Friends
Ben Folds
ELO
Beat (King Crimson tribute)
Bruce Springsteen
Sammy Rae & The Friends
Ben Folds
ELO
Beat (King Crimson tribute)
Bruce Springsteen
November 22, 2024 at 1:33 PM
Introduce yourself with the last 5 concerts you saw:
- Bleachers
- The Gaslight Anthem
- The National
- Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
-Taylor Swift
- Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
That’s 6 but I wasn’t going to omit The Boss.
(Could double for a list of favorites)
- Bleachers
- The Gaslight Anthem
- The National
- Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
-Taylor Swift
- Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
That’s 6 but I wasn’t going to omit The Boss.
(Could double for a list of favorites)